Vote and view party for Boudreaux this evening

Brewski’s Bar & Grill is gearing up to host a voting and listening party this evening for Lafayette singer Ray Boudreaux who is competing on NBC’s “The Voice.”

Tiffany Hebert, manager at Brewski’s, said other than a couple of drink specials, everything is normal at the venue where Boudreaux has performed live. She encourages the singer’s fans to attend tonights event.

“When you with other people it’s always more fun,” Hebert said.

Brandy Cavitt organized the event at Brewski’s, located at 5503 Johnston St., and has already tweeted three times today to remind folks about it, including: “Tonight's the night! Big Voting and Viewing party for @RayBoudreaux at Brewskis!!!! ...”

Cavitt said photographs will be taken at the party and sent to Boudreaux “to encourage him and show him the overwhelming support of his hometown.”

Boudreaux has already performed “Use Me” by Bill Withers and “All of Me” by John Legend, among other tunes. Tonight’s song won’t be known until showtime, which is at 7 p.m.

The televised contest pits singer against singer. Each week, fans vote to decide which singers stay and which are sent home. The two artists with the lowest number of votes each week are eliminated.

The grand prize is a recording contract.

Blake Shelton, who coaches Boudreaux on the program, calls him “swampy” and “sexy.”

As Boudreaux has moved forward each week, The Daily Advertiser has talked with him by telephone from Los Angeles. He talked with us again after last week’s elimination show.

Question: On Tuesday’s elimination show, it went right down to the wire before you were saved by voters. Was it tense?

Answer: I was definitely getting a little emotional there, but (people) came through.

Q: Going forward, how important is support from Facebook and Twitter fans, as well as your fans here in Lafayette and Carencro (where one group held a viewing party last week)?

A: First of all, I’d like to thank everyone that was there (at the party) ... it felt good to have that going on back home. It’s definitely going to be super important moving forward (to have all of their support).

Q: On Tuesday night, Blake Shelton called you “sexy,” and the women in the audience seemed to enjoy your performance. How are you handling all the attention and the comments about your looks?

A: Obviously, I’m not upset by it. But, at the end of the day, it is a singing competition.

On Monday, locals are planning more viewing parties. The group in Carencro plans to gather again.